ACOUP - On the Gracchi, Part I: Tiberius Gracchus

In this two-part series, Bret takes a look at the life, careers, deaths, and legacies of the Brothers Gracchi: Tiberius Gracchus and Gaius Gracchus. Famous as Roman tribunes known for intensely pursuing populist reforms that, ultimately, get them killed, Bret offers a more detailed examination of the brothers than is normally possible in a quick, broad Roman survey course. In doing so, he highlights how their modern image as sterling progressive reforms killed merely for challenging the elite is one view... but not the only view one could take of the brothers’ actions. Beginning first with Tiberius Gracchus and his effort to rush through a radical land reform bill at any cost.

 

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0:00 – Tiberius Gracchus

7:53 - The Sources and Tiberius Gracchus’ Background

14:36 - The Supposed Land Crisis

28:39 - Tiberius Gracchus’ Tribunate (133)

40:36 - The Elections for 132

50:08 - Remembering Tiberius Gracchus

56:38 - Credits